I recently lost my serial key for a game called Gangland. I went online to search for the serial key as I have before for other games.
I Googled "gangland serial key" and clicked on one of the first listings (even though Mozilla advised me this site may cause harm to my computer) and I saved a file that was supposed to generate the serial key. I opened the file and it had moved so I couldn't open it.
I then started getting pop ups, many of which stated that my computer was infected. One of these pop ups was an advertisement for WinAntiVirus Pro 2006.
I then downloaded AVG and Spybot to remove these viruses and had no luck with WinAntiVirus advertisement adds. Most of the spyware and trojans were removed but pop-ups asking me to buy WinAntiVirus still show up daily. Other ads like Fling.com show up as well.
If you Google "WinAntiVirus" you will get pages telling you how to remove it, that itself is proof that it is a virus. Some sites want money to remove it, those companies might be the same company as WinAntiVirus and just trying to make money from all angles.
Bottom line, I'd rather buy a new computer than pay Win AntiVirus $40 or $50 to remove the viruses it itself has placed on my PC.
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